Predictors of Success on the NATABOC Certification Examination.

Objective: To determine the degree to which a selected number of variables could predict success on the first attempt at the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification Examination.

Design And Setting: Data were obtained from the student records of subjects who were enrolled in the same undergraduate athletic training education program for a minimum of two years, maintained a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.

Splenosis and the gynecologic patient: a case report and review of literature.

A 23-year-old woman with pelvic pain and a preoperative assessment of endometriosis eventually diagnosed as splenosis is presented. Hysterectomy, removal of the ovaries and of the splenic pelvic mass resolved her complaint. The pelvic mass in this patient was clinically mistaken for endometriosis.

Successful tocolysis: does cervical change affect time to delivery?

Generally, it is preferable to tocolyze patients with idiopathic preterm labor (PTL). Little information is available about ultimate outcomes after successful tocolysis. Our objective is to evaluate the relationship between cervical change after the initiation of tocolysis and the delay in time to delivery in patients with preterm labor.

Successful magnesium sulfate tocolysis: is "weaning" the drug necessary?

Objective: Magnesium sulfate is the most commonly used tocolytic agent for preterm labor. A common clinical practice is to slowly discontinue the drug (wean) after successful tocolysis. Our objective was to determine the necessity of this practice.

An educational intervention to increase use of the Glasgow Coma Scale by emergency department personnel.

Data from a large series of acutely injured patients revealed the Glasgow Coma Score was acquired in less than one half of those for whom it should have been documented. To improve these statistics, a five-part educational intervention based on an application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model was developed. The study populations consisted of hospital-based nurse-managers and their emergency department nursing staff.